Gardner man charged with rape, battery

Police arrested a Gardner man on Saturday evening. Andre Nigel King, 38 of Gardner, is charged with rape, aggravated kidnapping and domestic battery following a May 2 incident in Gardner.
King has twice been convicted previously for domestic battery. He appeared before a Johnson County judge on May 5. Bail was set at $25,000. At press time, he remained in jail at the Johnson County jail at New Century.
He is next scheduled to appear in court on May 15.